Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/klook-technology-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36548:1" rel="noopener">Klook (KLK US)</a>, a pan-regional experiences platform in Asia-Pacific, aims to raise around US$500m in its US listing.</li>
<li>Klook connects travelers with merchants providing a vast array of activities, tours, attractions and other travel services across the globe.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Klook (KLK US), a pan-regional experiences platform in Asia-Pacific, aims to raise around US$500m in its US listing.
Klook connects travelers with merchants providing a vast array of activities, tours, attractions and other travel services across the globe.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Klook Pre-IPO - The Positives - Growth Has Been Very Strong

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/klook-technology-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36548:1" rel="noopener">Klook (KLK US)</a>, the largest pan-regional experiences platform in the APAC region, is seeking to raise between US$400 million through a NYSE IPO.    </li>
<li>Founded in 2014, Klook connects travellers with merchants, providing a vast array of activities, tours, attractions, and other travel services across the globe.</li>
<li>The investment case rests on market leadership, healthy GTV growth, establishing a path to sustainable profitability, improving FCF profile and a debt-free balance sheet.  </li>
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Klook (KLK US), the largest pan-regional experiences platform in the APAC region, is seeking to raise between US$400 million through a NYSE IPO.    
Founded in 2014, Klook connects travellers with merchants, providing a vast array of activities, tours, attractions, and other travel services across the globe.
The investment case rests on market leadership, healthy GTV growth, establishing a path to sustainable profitability, improving FCF profile and a debt-free balance sheet.  


Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

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<li>USCBP data from August shows Y/Y declines in traffic, especially at N. border</li>
<li>Overall, air travel to and from the US has held up well vs other travel modes</li>
<li>Some US regions hit harder than others; US losses could benefit Europe, others</li>
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USCBP data from August shows Y/Y declines in traffic, especially at N. border
Overall, air travel to and from the US has held up well vs other travel modes
Some US regions hit harder than others; US losses could benefit Europe, others


US Customs & Border Protection August Data | Air Crossings Stable | Europe Could Gain From US Losses

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Led by Accommodation activity, Q225 net revenue growth was a solid +16% Y/Y </li>
<li>Some progress on OpEx control, but core margins declined <em>again</em> in Q225</li>
<li>Even with big buyback, is it worth US$75/ADS? We think fair value near US$60</li>
</ul>


Led by Accommodation activity, Q225 net revenue growth was a solid +16% Y/Y 
Some progress on OpEx control, but core margins declined again in Q225
Even with big buyback, is it worth US$75/ADS? We think fair value near US$60


Trip.com Q225 Results | Big Buyback a Surprise | But Margins Still Under Pressure | Fair Value US$60

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<li>Year to date (July) US border crossing data paint a surprisingly mixed picture</li>
<li>Overall, total crossings at all points and by all modes are down -3.7% Y/Y</li>
<li>States facing Canada saw a -17.5% decline; air crossings into West up +3.7%</li>
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Year to date (July) US border crossing data paint a surprisingly mixed picture
Overall, total crossings at all points and by all modes are down -3.7% Y/Y
States facing Canada saw a -17.5% decline; air crossings into West up +3.7%


US Customs & Border Patrol Traveler Data Show Mixed Picture, Sharp Drop in Northern Border Crossings

United States

Booking Holdings Inc. operates as an online travel company. The Company offers a platform that allows to make travel reservations with providers of travel services, as well as provides accommodation reservations, rentals cars, airline tickets, and vacation packages. Booking Holdings serves customers worldwide.

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Booking Holdings (BKNG US)

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Sumeet Singh

Klook IPO (KLK US): The Investment Case

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Arun George

US Customs & Border Protection August Data | Air Crossings Stable | Europe Could Gain From US Losses

August data from the US Customs & Border Protection agency shows a decline in US border crossings. Air crossings have held up relatively well, but...

Tracking Traffic

Trip.com Q225 Results | Big Buyback a Surprise | But Margins Still Under Pressure | Fair Value US$60

Trip.com announced a big share buyback last week, but its Q225 core results were unimpressive. Given modest growth expectations, we put fair value...

Tracking Traffic

US Customs & Border Patrol Traveler Data Show Mixed Picture, Sharp Drop in Northern Border Crossings

Recently released US border crossing data show a mixed bag: total crossings at the US Northern and Southern borders are down YTD, but crossings by...

Tracking Traffic

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